Chinese Word: 堅 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

堅 (Simplified: 坚)HSK 4

Pinyin: jiān

English Definition: strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute

Chinese Definition:
①牢固，結實，硬：堅固。堅實。堅如磐石。
②不動搖，不改變：堅決。堅信。
③牢固、結實的東西或陣地：中堅。攻堅。披堅執銳。
④姓氏。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 土

Ideographic: A stern 臤 fortification 土; 臤 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 臤 [ qiān ] stern; wise
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth

Similar Characters: 坙

堅持	jiān chí	to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on	HSK 4
堅決	jiān jué	firm; resolute; determined	HSK 5
堅定	jiān dìng	firm; steady; staunch; resolute	HSK 6
堅強	jiān qiáng	staunch; strong	HSK 5
堅實	jiān shí	firm and substantial; solid	HSK 6

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1		zhè 這 piàn 片 pàn 板 hěn 很 jiān yìng 堅硬。 This board is very hard.
2		tā 他 jiān chí 堅持 měi tiān 每天 duàn liàn 鍛鍊 shēn tǐ 身體。 He insists on exercising every day.
3		xué xí 學習 wài yǔ 外語 xū yào 需要 jiān chí bú xiè 堅持不懈。 Learning a foreign language requires perseverance.
4		tā 他 jiān jué 堅決 fǎn duì 反對 zhè xiàng 這項 tí yì 提議。 He strongly opposes this proposal.
5		tā 他 shí fēn 十分 jiān jué 堅決 de 地 jiè yān 戒菸 le 了。 He quit smoking firmly.

1		zhè 這 piàn 片 pàn 板 hěn 很 jiān yìng 堅硬。 This board is very hard.
2		tā 他 jiān chí 堅持 měi tiān 每天 duàn liàn 鍛鍊 shēn tǐ 身體。 He insists on exercising every day.
3		xué xí 學習 wài yǔ 外語 xū yào 需要 jiān chí bú xiè 堅持不懈。 Learning a foreign language requires perseverance.
4		tā 他 jiān jué 堅決 fǎn duì 反對 zhè xiàng 這項 tí yì 提議。 He strongly opposes this proposal.
5		tā 他 shí fēn 十分 jiān jué 堅決 de 地 jiè yān 戒菸 le 了。 He quit smoking firmly.